VENTURA, Calif. – Sure they’re the only draft picks without contracts, but that doesn’t mean there is any acrimony in contract talks between first rounders Felix Jones and Mike Jenkins and the Cowboys. You might see them miss a practice or two, but that’s it. Both players desperately want to get their careers started on […]
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VENTURA, Calif. – Reporters back in Dallas say the Cowboys’ charter has been delayed due to a problem with air conditioning. The flight was scheduled to leave about 45 minutes ago. That means today’s news conference featuring Jerry Jones and Wade Phillips in Oxnard may not begin until well after 6 p.m. Central.
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VENTURA, Calif. – That was a headline in USA Today’s Wednesday sports section for a story about how the league’s decision to set the training camp roster limit at 80 is putting a strain on veterans. With NFL Europe going under, there are no longer roster exemptions for players who played in the developmental league. […]
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VENTURA, Calif. – Reports from several quarters indicate that the Cowboys’ charter left Texas without disgruntled receiver Terry Glenn on board. In fact, one person on board says Glenn wasn’t even on the travel list. Glenn apparently is intent on playing a high-risk game of chicken with Jerry Jones. The club wants Glenn to sign […]
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VENTURA, Calif. – Is the decision to cut linebacker Khari Long a sign that Terry Glenn will soon agree to the injury waiver the Cowboys have offered him? When first-round draft picks Felix Jones and Mike Jenkins sign, the Cowboys will have 79 players on their roster, leaving they one shy of the limit for […]
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VENTURA, Calif. – Then there were two. Running back Felix Jones and corner Mike Jenkins are the only unsigned Cowboys draft picks after the team inked second-round pick Martellus Bennett to a four-year deal Thursday morning. Bennett, formerly of Texas A&M, is expected to compete with Tony Curtis for the No. 2 tight end spot. […]
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VENTURA, Calif. – A reader survey by USA Today revealed that the Cowboys and the Patriots are the favorites to advance to Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa, Fla. Forty percent of the readers surveyed picked the ‘Boys to win the NFC, while 31 percent favored the Patriots to claim the AFC for a second-straight season. […]
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VENTURA, Calif. – It was a tough choice tonight at one of my favorite Ventura restaurants, Eric Ericsson’s on the Pier. After scanning the menu several times, I finally settled on blackened thresher shark. Although I’m not a big fan of blackened dishes, I wanted to try something local, and their thresher shark is drawn […]
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VENTURA, Calif. – As part of its coverage leading up to the Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony, the NFL Network has a show planned for 7 p.m. July 29 titled “NFL’s Top 10 Players Not in the Hall of Fame. Before I get to the list, I’d like to point out two players […]
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VENTURA, Calif. – With the first practice less than 48 hours away, I can’t wait to see: 1) What Jason Garrett plans to do with first-round pick Felix Jones. My guess is Jones will be moving around quite a bit, including spending some time at receiver. 2) How the presence of hard-nose, square-jawed Zach Thomas […]
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